Economic history

The history of mankind has always been the history of imperialism in myriad of its forms. In this context it must be said that the history of the modern world, to a large extent, is a history of European/Western expansion, colonization, and its decline. It is noteworthy that the expansionist policies that were implemented by the colonial powers eventually paved the way for the emergence of globalization and the decline of the process of colonialism made it possible for the emergence of…

Social history is the thorough analysis of the past and usually has to do with sociology, ethnology or fiscal matters that are mainly based on experiences typically focused on major issues, making it a topic of public interest. There are many ideas that concern social history and it may be difficult to recognize them. Social history is an exceedingly broad term as there are so many situations and examples that can fall into the group. It is popularly considered as an insight on cultural history,…

Great history provokes narrative and depiction, but eludes clarification. Such is the case of Dr. Jesus de la Teja essay the Saltillo Fair and its San Antonio Connections where he explores the development of early Texan society, exposing the economic hardships of the time and the critical role of early traditional open markets (in this case the Saltillo Fair) while overlooking the importance of asserting the origin of those individuals mentioned in the text, these are the Mulattoes or native…

History is usually suggested as a continuum of similar events that occur repetitively. Machiavelli’s quote, “Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past, for human events ever resemble those of the preceding times”, is exemplified by events in history and issues that still exist. There are multiple historic occurrences that can attest to Machiavelli’s thinking, specifically three will be discussed, each within a different spectrum. In order to attest to Machiavelli’s thinking, a…

People tend to think that cultural history just refers to traditions, art, and human achievements, but cultural history is well more defined than those three categories. The Great Cat Massacre by Robert Darnton provides an effective job defining culture history by revealing how men and women of France and peasants, such as: artisans, philosophers, and peasants think in the eighteenth century. He expose the mindset of of those people to contribute to the world, give meaning through…

In “Marxism and History” by Christopher Hill, Hill begins his article with the assertion that Marxism has influenced history more than any other branch of knowledge. Hill offers six points to describe how the ideas of Marx have transformed history and historians in the (then) 100 years since the creation of The Communist Manifesto. By analyzing these six points laid out by Hill, one can come to understand Marx’s legacy for historically understanding social class and economy. First and foremost,…

"Robert R. Palmer," Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 148, no. 3 (2004), Questia. Web. 11 Sept. 2016. In the beginning of the article Woloch talks about Robert Palmers life, and how credible he was. Robert palmer was a professor of history at Yale and a guest scholar at an institute in Princeton. Woloch describes Palmers perspective in detail about, how the western world argues that the American, French, Polish and potentially the British, Ireland and Holland were all manifested…

As Martin Luther King Jr once said, “we are not makers of history; We are made by history.”. By this he means that we are shaped by our past, everything that has happened, has happened because certain people wanted it to. We can't change the past but we can make the future. And throughout time society has continued to change. We strive to create change so the world will become better. Looking at the past there are many great changes that have influenced who we are today as a society. However…

History plays a very important role in our world and continues to make a great impact in our world now and further down in the future. I view history as a strong significate example of the past events, people and diverse cultures that influenced the world in tremendous ways and developed new changes along the years. I believe not knowing history is similar to not knowing yourself, who you are, where you come from, where you’re going in life and why you became the person you are today. When they…

America has a long and varied history filled with times of prosperity but also times of misfortune. The history of America is comprised of a series of events that we have both learned from and have yet to learn from. So the question remains are we doomed to make the same mistake over and over again? For example, war is not a new idea for America. American’s have been fighting wars since Christopher Columbus arrived. The reason for the war may change but the concept of war has not. The…